ใ โฃ ใ Itโs a satisfying answer, perhaps a better one than Jiyeon anticipated. The hints of a smile curl the corners of her lips as she eyes V appreciatively.ย โThatโs the reason I left Susie in the first place,โ she says, eyes distant for a moment before snapping back to V.ย โShe only takes in those who can pay her steadily rising prices, then postures herself as a protector of Night City.โ
At first, it had been that way. Jiyeon herself had gotten in when it wasnโt such a pay-to-win audition of sorts, has seen it rise up that way under Susie, has watched many people be turned away when they needed the help. Susie isnโt much fond of Jiyeon anymore for leaving and taking part of the Mox with her, but she isnโt about to sit idly by and watch people who need help be sent back to the streets to die.
โI promise you, Iโm no Maiko. My priorities are set, and your help would beโฆinvaluable.โ A momentโs pause, though not out of hesitation, but to fully face V and hold out her hand. โItโs a deal.โ
She measures the womanโs words in long silence, frown clear upon her lips, creasing her brow as she considers. Finally, after a minute or two, she nods, and it is a solid, self-assured gesture, carrying the weight of a promise.
โAlright. Then consider me at your service.โ It was an easy enough decision to make - given all of the options and their potential outcomes, the best seemed to secure Nikoโs leadership of the Mox. She only hoped it would not end in bloodshed...ย
โSo, tell me. Whatโs the next step in this?โ